The End of the Day

Quietly devastating... A finely-wrought masterpiece... -- Francesca Carington * Sunday Telegraph *Novel of the Week* *
Reading The End of the Day is like studying a stained-glass window up close...a large, beautiful, mysterious work of art. -- David Ebershoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Danish Girl and The 19th Wife
A writer with a profound comprehension of emotional destruction, loss and redemption... -- Francesca Angelini * Sunday Times *
Fabulously rich and compelling. * Daily Mail *
[A] glorious novel. -- Helen Macdonald * Guardian *
Written in lyrical, beautiful prose that makes even waking up seem like a poetic event, The End of the Day makes sense of the events of a single day in a compelling work of fiction. * GMA.com *
A moody, atmospheric domestic drama with a mystery novel somewhere in its family tree. * Kirkus Reviews *
Clegg delivers a thoughtful, well-observed story... The splendid prose and orchestrated maneuvering will keep readers turning the pages and send them back to the beginning, to read it all over again. * Publishers Weekly *
A declining heiress returns home for the first time in decades, but can't remember why. Her former maid's daughter runs a taxi company in Hawaii. Her aunt is left with a baby whose parents have vanished. Leave it to Clegg to brilliantly bind these threads. * Entertainment Weekly *
Clegg tantalisingly reveals the clues that connect the characters to each other. A gripping read. * Psychologies *